SANTA BARBARA SUMMER SOLSTICE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 2009 | OCTOPUS'S GARDEN ENSEMBLE

Isabella was awarded Artist in Residence at Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Workshop in 2009. Two months of work yielded her float and parade ensemble, “Octopus’s Garden.” Included in the ensemble of was a cast of twenty unique pirates, mermaids and sea creatures who all designed and hand crafted their costumes to perform in. Santa Barbara acordian players and a classically trained soprano singer played and sang sea themed songs all the way down the St. Street parade route!